Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 44832, Samuel Fox, Conn.

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Conn
Fox, Samuel
S. 44832
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8, style="text-align: center;"> 8,791 New York
Samuel Fox
of Dryden . . . in the state of New York who was a Corporal in the regiment command Colonel Wyllis . . . . of the Connecticut line, for the term of 6 years
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to comm the 1 st of May 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 3 rd of April 1 and sent to John Ellis Esquire Ithaca New York
Arrears to 4th of Mar. 1819 10mo 4/21/30 84.26
Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 th Sept. 1819 48.
Not entitled to 129.26
Revolutionary claim, { Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
notif n sent Dec 20 th 182 to George P. Frost
Ithaca

1891
Oct 19 Re M fam
R Webster, history Poor
She will expire 4 March 1826. In the Hon. C. B. Humphrey. B.W.

1891 Oct 19 R. M. Webster, history Dept for che. sub. Copied 4 March 1826. for the Hon. C. Humphrey. H.R.

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On this first day of May 1818 - Before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for Said County of Dorchester, personally appeared Samuel Fox, aged sixty one years last October Resident in the Town of Dryden in Said County, who being by me first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late Acts of Congress entitled an Act to provide for Certain persons engaged in the land and Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War, That he the said Samuel Fox enlisted in the Town of Glascenbury in the State of Connecticut in the Company commanded by Capt. Hanchett of the Infantry, in the year 1775 - for the term of seven months, that he continued to serve in said Corps for the term of eight months, when he was discharged from service in Roxbu- ry in Massachusetts, And that he was in the Militia here- after on Long Island in the year 1776 - for about two months or longer he thinks, And that he enlisted again in the year 1777 in the Town of Glascenbury a second time in the Company commanded by Capt. John Bernard, in Col. Samuel Wyllys Regt. in the Connecticut line of troops, for during the war that he continued to serve in said Corps, or in the service of the United States, until the close of the war, when he was discharged from service as a Corporal in Col. Butlers Regt. he thinks in the month of June in the year 1783 - near west point in the State of New York, that he let a man have his said discharge to whom he sold his bounty land - That he was in the Battle of, near the James River in Virginia, when under the Command of the Marquis De la Fayette, and Yorktown, at the surrender of Lord Cornwallis -

And that she is in reduced Circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of her Country for support, and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said Service
Sworn and declared before me the day and year aforesaid Samuel Fox John Ellis
I John Ellis, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in for the County of Tompkins as aforesaid, do Certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Samuel Fox, did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy. And that I am personally acquainted with the said Samuel Fox and am satisfied that he is in such indigent Circum- stances that he absolutely stands in need of the as- sistance of his Country for support. And I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War this first day of May 1818 pursuant to the directions of the aforesaid Act of Congress John Ellis

State of New York } I Archer Green clerk of the County of Tompkins Tompkins County } do. certify that the within named John Ellis Esq r before the within Affidavit and certificate appear to have been taken, was on the first day of May 1818, a legal Acting Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Tompkins, Duly Appointed by the legal Constituted Authority of said State. And that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said John Ellis Esq r and do believe the within Signatures to be his own proper hand writing. Witness the Seal of said County this 3 rd day of Sept 1818.
Archer Green clerk.

Schedule of the property both Real and personal of Samuel Fox of the Town of Ogden in the County of Tompkins necessary clothing and bedding made the 27th day September 1820 — To wit:
Real Estate about sixty acres of land — Personal Estate (Viz) One Yoke of oxen One Cow. one Yearling. One Yoke of two Year old steers, three calves. Six sheep, one old sled. one old plough, seven harrow teeth, one Chain and pike, three old hoes, three old axes, three scythes and three tackle, one iron pot, one tea kettle, one pine chest, one old table, three or four old knives and forks, five or six old chains four hogs & two pigs, three acres of corn, forty bushels of wheat.
Due to me hay in stacks Due to me in obligations about $70.00
Real Estate valued at $300, Personal Estate valued at $240 Total $540
The above said sixty acres of Land is mortgaged for two hundred forty dollars towards the purchase money when I bought the said sixty of Land — $240.00
Uncle debts that I owe to other persons amounting to in the whole about $219.29 Total $459.29
The Court value the above Samuel Fox Real Estate at $300 And personal Estate at $240 Total $540

Samuel Fox, copy & certificate
Dryden Hopkins & Co Miller
Plas. County Limerick
5.791
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State of New York Tompkins County
On this 27th day of September 1820 Personally appeared in Open Court being a Court of Common Pleas held in for the said County in said State, Constituted a Court of Record by the Laws of said State with a power to hear try and determine all actions real personal and mixed arising in the said County and also all transitory actions although the same may not have arisen within the said County and with other powers Samuel Fox aged sixty three Years the eighth day of October next resident in the town of Dryden in said County who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows: that he enlisted in the Year 1777 into the Company commanded by Capt John Bernard of the Infantry in Colonel Wyllys Regiment in the line of the State of Connecticut for during the war, and that at the time he was discharged for during the war he served in Captain Spaldings Company in Colonel Zebediah Butlers Regiment in the line aforesaid, and that he has received a pension Certifi- cate the number of which is 8791. — And that his original declaration to obtain a pension was dated May 1 st 1818. And his pension certificate was dated the 3 rd day of April 1819. and I do solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the united- States on the 18 th day of March 1818. and that I have not since that time by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, "Entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary war, passed on the 18 th day of March 1818. and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due me, nor have I any other income than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed. — That he has a wife to support, and three children, as follows to wit. my wifes name is Mabel, and is fifty five Years of age and is weakly and unable to do much. one daughter by the name of Polly, thirty one Years old She is an Idiot and wholly unable to take care of herself, and she

Requires a great deal of attendance, one boy by the name of Chester About 18 Years old, and one boy by the name of Elijah about 16 Years old. That he the said Samuel Fox is a farmer by occupation, but is unable to work much on account of lameness.
Samuel Fox
Sworn to and declared this 27 th day of September 1820. Before me In open court.
John Ellis one of the Judges of Tompkins County Common Pleas.
Samuel Fox, copy & certificate
Severin Krapfstein Notary Public
5.791
Sept 19
F.

State of New York Tompkins County Clerks office
Is. J. George S. Frost, Deputy Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Tompkins Do hereby Certify, That the foregoing Oath and the Schedule thereto annexed are truly Copied from the records of said Court. And that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property Exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is five hundred and forty dollars.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto Subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of the said Court this 4 th day of December 1820.
Geo. S. Frost Deputy Clerk

(Declaration in order to be restored to the Pension lists under the acts of the first of March 1823.
State of New York - On this 23 rd day of May 1826, personally appeared Samuel Fox, of the County of Tompkins, being a Court of Common Pleas held in and for the said County in said State, constituted a Court of record by the laws of said State, with a power to hear try and determine all actions, real, personal and mixed arising in the said County; and also all transitory actions although the same may not have arisen within the said County. And with other powers. Samuel Fox aged sixty eight upon the fifth day of last October, residents in the town of Dryden in said County, who being first duly sworn according to law, do hereby make the following declaration in order to (be restored) obtain the provision made by the acts of the 18 th of March 1818, the first of May 1820 and the first of March 1823 - That he the said Samuel Fox enlisted in the year 1777 into the Company commanded by Captain John Bernards, of the Infantry in Colonel Wyllis Regiment in the line of the State of Connecticut. For during the War, and that at the time he was discharged from the Service he served in Captain Spalding's Company in Colonel Schuler Butler Regiment in the line of said State, in the Continental establishments. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March Eighteen hundred and Eighteen and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of any property or any part thereof with intent thereby to diminish it as to bring myself within the provision of an act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" Passed on the 18 th day of March 1818. And that I have not nor had any person in trust for me any property or secured contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is

contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me sub- scribed. That the said Samuel Fox has a wife to sup- port whose name is Elizabeth and is about sixty one years of age and is weak and unable to do much towards supporting herself, and one daughter whose name is Polly and is thirty seven years of age, she is an idiot and wholly unable to do anything towards her support. My two sons mentioned in my former Declaration are now of lawful age and gone from me. That the said Samuel Fox is a pauper by occupation by age and infirmity is wholly unable to earn for his support.
I mean to and declare this 28 day of May 1876 before me in open Court — Joshua Norton one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Rensselaer
Samuel Fox
That since the exhibition of my first schedule the following changes have been made in my property — The fifty acres of land mentioned in my first sched- ule has been sold to Mr. Fox by deed bearing date the fourteenth day of February 1875 for the sum of five hundred dollars a copy of said deed is hereto annexed. The spoke of oxen mentioned in first schedule was sold to Thomas and Brinkhoff Drury for forty dollars the avails of which went to sup- port my family. The cow mentioned in my 1 st sched- ule was butchered and killed for my family use, the spoke of two year old steer mentioned was exchan- ged for wheat for the use of my family the one yearly. Three calves mentioned have either died or been disposed of for the use of my family, the ten sheep have been sold for the support of my family, the one old sled the one old

Plough and three old hoes and old sythe are soon out. And the dogs mentioned in my first schedule have been butchered for my family's use. The obligations mentioned in first schedule for about seventy Dollars have been collected and the money expended for the support of my family. The five hundred Dollars that my said lands was sold for was the whole of its appleyed in discharging the mortgage on the same and other bona fide debts due from me, and still leave me in debt about forty dollars.
Schedule of property both real and personal of Samuel Fox of the town of Dryden in the county of Tompkins, wearing clothing and bedding excepted, made the twenty third day of May 1826. to wit:
   Real estate none —   Personal estate as follows — $ 12.00   One pine board Chest 1.50   One old iron pot one iron tea kettle 1.50   Old wooden ware such as tea cups & bowls 1.00   One old Dining table 1.00     $ 17.00  
That the said Samuel Fox had received a pension Certificate the number of which is 8791 and that his original Declaration was dated May 1 st 1818 and his pension Certificate was dated the third day of April 1819 —
Samuel Fox
We value the property in the above Schedule at Seventeen Dollars & fifty cents. C. D. N. Burroughs Samuel Crittenden Joshua Nettle Ivory Tom. Com. Plur.

Plough and three old hoes and old sythe are worn out, and the hogs mentioned in my first schedule have been butchered for my family use. The obligations mentioned in first schedule for about seventy Dollars have been collected and the money expended for the support of my family. The five hundred Dollars that my said lands was sold for was the whole of it applied in discharging the mortgage on the same and other bona fide debts due from me, and still leave me in debt about forty dollars.
Schedule of property both real and personal of Samuel Fox of the town of Dryden in the County of Tompkins, wearing clothing and bedding excepted, made the twenty third day of May 1816.    to wit: Real estate none —     Personal Estate as follows —  $ 12.00    One pine board Chest —  1.50    One old iron pot one iron tea kettle  1.50    Old wooden ware such as tea cups & bowls  1.50    One old Dining table —  1.00         $ 17.50  
That the said Samuel Fox had received a pension Certificate the number of which is 8791 and that his original Declaration was dated May 1 st 1818 and his pension Certificate was dated the third Day of April 1819 —  Samuel Fox
We value the property in the above Schedule at Seventeen Dollars & fifty cents. C. D. W. Burrus Samuel Crittenbury Joshua North Judson Tom. Com. Plus.

issed and profits thereof, and also all the estate rights, title interests, claims or demands whatsoever of him the said party of the first part either in law or equity of and to the above described premises, and any part and share thereof, to the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns to the sole and proper use, benefit and behoof of the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns forever. In witness whereof the parties to these presents have hereunto interchangedly set their hands and seals the day and year first above written.
Samuel Fox (S.S.)
Sealed & delivered in the presence of me
Tenpkins County, ss. On the Seventeenth Day of February one thousand eight hundred and twenty five came before me Samuel Fox to me well known to be the within named Grantor and acknowledged that he executed the within Deed for the uses and purposes therein contained, there appearing therein no material omissions or interlineations do allow it to be recorded.
Henry B. Weaver Clerk
State of New York County of Tenpkins Clerk's Office
I, Miles Finch, Deputy Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said County do hereby certify that the foregoing call & the schedule thereto annexed and the deed of conveyance, are truly copied from the records of the said Court. And I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Seven hundred & fifty dollars. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said Court this 17th day of June 1826.
Miles Finch

No. Original payment 645 REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Aug. 28 1828
Samuel Fox , of Gryden in the County of Tompkins in the State of New York , has applied to the Secretary of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled "An Act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution," approved the 15th of May, 1828. He states that he enlisted in the Continental line of the army of the Revolution, for and during the war, and continued until its termination, at which period he was a corporal in captain Spalding's company, in the 3 d (Butler's) regiment of the Connecticut line ; and that he received a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars, provided by the resolve of the 15th of May, 1778; and further, that he was not on the 15th day of May, 1828, on the pension list of the United States, and that he has received as a pensioner since the 3d of March, 1826, nothing
The Third Auditor is requested to report how far the several statements are corroborated by the records in his office.
By order of the Secretary, A. Dickinson.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
THIRD AUDITOR'S OFFICE,
2 nd September 1828
It appears by the records in this office, that a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars has been issued to Samuel Fox --- in the Connecticut line . It further appears that Samuel Fox is now on the pension list of the United States agency, and has been so since the 3 d of March 1826 at the rate of eighty dollars per month.
There is now on the New York pension roll a man by the name of Samuel Fox, who, according to his pension papers, enlisted for only three years, in Cap t E. Holmes Company, of Col o Patten's Reg t of the Connecticut line.
John Hagner Aud r
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✓ S. Fox.
re? Aug 18. 1878 ack d 28
Act 1828 Settled at Treasury Closed with Invalid File # 44 532
Revolutionary Claim Free
Hon. Richard Rush Esquire Secretary of the Treasury Washington City
Phoenix Aug 11.

Revolutionary claim
For the purpose of obtaining the benefit of "An act for the relief of certain surviving officers & soldiers of the army of the Revolution" approved on the fifteenth day of May, 1828 - I Samuel Fox of the town of Deyder in the County of Tompkins in the State of New York, do hereby declare that I enlisted in the Continental Line of the army of the Revolution, for and during the war (and continued in its service until its termination at which period I was a corporal according to the best of my memory) in Captain Spaldings Company in the 3 d Regiment (Bellevue) commanded by Col. Schuyler Butler in the Connecticut line - And I also declare that I do not now recollect of afterwards receiving a certificate for the reward of Eighty dol- -lars to which I was entitled under a resolve of Congr- -ess passed the 15 th of May 1778 -
And I further declare that I was not on the fifteenth day of May, 1828, on the pension list of the United States -
Witness my hand this fourth day of August, 1828 - Samuel Fox
Before me James M c Elroy, one of the Justices of the Peace in the County of Tompkins in the State of New - York, personally appeared this day John Ellis and Isaac Mier of the said County who did severally make oath that Samuel Fox, by whom the foregoing declar- -ation was subscribed, is generally reported and believ- -ed to have been a soldier in the army of the Revolution in manner as therein stated Witness my hand this 5 th day of August 1828 - James M c Elroy Justice of the Peace

Dryden. Tompkins Co. & State of New York
August 11 th 1828
Sir — Enclosed, you will receive Mr. Samuel Fox's declaration to obtain a pension. Said Fox was on the pension list, under the act of Congress of the 18 th March 1818. but was stricken off, under the act of 1 st of May 1820 — Mr. Fox's discharge which he received at the close of the war of the Revolution, he thinks he delivered to the person to whom he sold his bounty lands — Mr. Fox wishes to have his case examined as soon as convenient, and the result of the same forwarded to him, at the Etua posting in Dryden aforesaid.
I have the honor to be very respectfully your obedient servt John Ellis. for Saml. Fox
Hon. Richard Rush

STATE OF NEW-YORK, TOMPKINS COUNTY } ss. CLERK'S OFFICE,
I CERTIFY that the within named Justice of the Peace before whom the annexed affidavits herein was, on the day of the date thereof, a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, duly commissioned and sworn, and by law authorized to act in that capacity; and that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice, and verily believe the signature of James W. Elhany subscribed to the annexed
affidavits herein to be his proper hand writing.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name, and affixed the seal of said County, this fifth day of August 182
Miles F. Smith Clerk.

Apprentice Sam Fox May 1818 / Bryden Tipton Ros NY aged 60 years last October (born Oct 1756) May 1826 age stated 68 years Oct 6 last 1825
Enlisted at Glastonbury Co (8 mo) in 1775 under Hanchett discharged at Roxbury
In 1776 in militia on Long Island for 2 mos
In July 1777 under Cap John Bernard & Col Sam Wyllys for the war
When dually was a Corporal in Col Butler's Regt near West Point NY Capt Sheldahl
In battle at Mouth James River Va under Com d Marquis La Fayette & at Yorktown
Sept 1820 - had wife Abiel aged 55 years 2 daughters Polly aged 31 yrs Idiot 4 one boy Charles about 18 yrs old & Elijah 16 yrs old -
Court July '30 Qu

Rev M c M c C o l o S p encer 1775.
part of the Co detached under Aradeth to Zuber
Co p 1781 Capt Spalding
- 1781 Col W m L y on Major under Fayette under Col t Hart in Va

Rev War
44832
INVALID.
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File No. 44,832
Samuel Fox
Copel. Rev. War.
Act: 18 th March 1818.
Index:—Vol. 3 , Page 175
[Arrangement of 1870.]

COMMISSIONERS: CHARLES LYMAN, President. THEODORE ROOSEVELT, HUGH S. THOMPSON. WM. H. WEBSTER, Chief Examiner. JOHN T. DOYLE, Secretary.
Address: "CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, WASHINGTON, D. C."
OCT 16 1891 CHIEF'S DESK
United States Civil Service Commission, Washington, D. C.
44832 San Francisco for
Widow 18575 Reuben Caldwell + San Francisco Per M. R. Webster
October 16, 1891.
Mr. Charles W. Filer, Chief of Old War Division, Bureau of Pensions.
Dear Sir:-
I inclose herewith an official request from one of the Websters now attending the Ecumenical Conference of the Methodist Church, for some information in regard to one of his ancestors, which I suppose the files of your Division will furnish. Will you be kind enough to expedite the business as much as possible? I do not know whether you can take it up out of its order without the authority of the Commissioner of Pensions. If not, will you be kind enough to make the request for me to have it attended to at once. The Reverend Mr. Webster will return to his charge in a few days and would like to know about the matter before he goes. He will perhaps call with me to see you to-morrow, as he wishes to look at some of the old Revolutionary rolls.
Very respectfully,
W. H. Webster Chief Examiner.
26 B St NE } M. R. Webster } want history of Samuel Fox of Conn - Two of the names on record